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| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6599 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes  4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 9 of 22 18 June 2013 at 9:27pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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As for taking classes in the language, chances are you'd have to prove your level before the summer and not after, which gives you less time.
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| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6087 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 10 of 22 18 June 2013 at 11:37pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Just to throw an example to what tarvos said, I teach a small group of engineers who are learning German and they specialize in aircraft galleys.
Would it be possible to look for a specialization first, and then decide on the language? Have you tried engineering journals and magazines? It might be useful to try to research where the various markets are located. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Jarel Diglot Groupie Turkey Joined 4328 days ago 57 posts - 77 votes Speaks: Turkish*, English Studies: Italian, German | Message 11 of 22 20 June 2013 at 11:18am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Germany is a heaven for engineers; it's an engineering society. In my time spent there, German culture made me feel that the country is there for engineers and artists; and rest of the people are there to serve them.
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| nonneb Pentaglot Groupie SpainRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4753 days ago 80 posts - 173 votes Speaks: English*, Ancient Greek, Latin, German, Spanish Studies: Mandarin, Hungarian, French | Message 12 of 22 20 June 2013 at 6:50pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
I agree with you completely on the engineer vibe, but I kind of feel like we may have been in different countries pertaining to their view on artists. OP, I would say Italian would be a slightly easier language to learn: more shared vocab, some people find the grammar easier than German grammar, but the difference won't be gigantic (like with Japanese) I wouldn't base my decision on that. Like someone else said, watch a few German and Italian films or TV shows with subtitles, read a few books from the respective countries (in English), and see what culture appeals to you more and what language sounds nicer to you. Learning the language to work in engineering is a great goal, but you'll probably need more than that to become proficient (it will at least make it a lot easier). 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Logpile98 Newbie United States N/ARegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4185 days ago 3 posts - 5 votes Speaks: English* | Message 13 of 22 20 June 2013 at 11:11pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Really, I love both cultures, but I will check them out more and see which one I like better. Really, I'm not
leaning towards one or the other, but Japanese is about out of the picture because that culture doesn't appeal to me as much as Germany or Italy. If I don't make up my mind, it just might come down to which one fits in my schedule better haha. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Jarel Diglot Groupie Turkey Joined 4328 days ago 57 posts - 77 votes Speaks: Turkish*, English Studies: Italian, German | Message 14 of 22 21 June 2013 at 8:22am | IP Logged | ||||||||
I checked the dictionary and i used to wrong word indeed; what i had in mind was "designer". 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4830 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh | Message 15 of 22 21 June 2013 at 10:24pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
And to slightly complicate the picture, there is a sub-branch of engineering known as "design engineering". To the OP, I'd say that yes, it might indeed come down to basic practicalities like which one can be made to fit your schedule, etc, but in any case, I'd say before committing yourself, it would be good to get in some sampling of each language, to help find out what best appeals. If it all works out, you are going to be living with that language for a fair time. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| tibbles Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5193 days ago 245 posts - 422 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Korean | Message 16 of 22 22 June 2013 at 9:40am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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My advice is that you keep investigating the overseas engineering programs available and choose the one that you find most appealing from a technical perspective. It's pretty common for 3rd and 4th year engineering courses overseas to be taught in English or at the very least use an English language textbook, so you won't need much proficiency in another language to succeed. Of course, once you settle upon a country/university, then by all means do learn the language so that you can have a fulfilling life experience outside of the engineering classroom or lab.
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